ǫlr

See also: alr

Old Norse

Adjective

ǫlr

  1. drunk
    • 9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 25:
      […] Ok umráð / at ǫlum stilli
      hǫfuð heiptrœkt / at hilmi dró. […]
      […] And a hate-filled head / brought a plot
      against the drunk ruler, / against the prince. […]
Declension
    Strong declension of ǫlr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ǫlr ǫl ǫlt
accusative ǫlvan ǫlva ǫlt
dative ǫlum ǫlri ǫlu
genitive ǫls ǫlrar ǫls
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ǫlvir ǫlvar ǫl
accusative ǫlva ǫlvar ǫl
dative ǫlum ǫlum ǫlum
genitive ǫlra ǫlra ǫlra
    Weak declension of ǫlr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ǫlvi ǫlva ǫlva
accusative ǫlva ǫlu ǫlva
dative ǫlva ǫlu ǫlva
genitive ǫlva ǫlu ǫlva
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ǫlu ǫlu ǫlu
accusative ǫlu ǫlu ǫlu
dative ǫlum ǫlum ǫlum
genitive ǫlu ǫlu ǫlu
  • ǫl n (“ale”)

References
  • ölr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō, a variant of *alizō. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis- (“alder”).

Noun

ǫlr m

  1. alder (tree)
Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Icelandic: ölur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: older m or f, or m or f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: older m or f, or m or f
  • Old Swedish: al
    • Swedish: al

References
  • ölr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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